Kirchberg, Saxony

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Location of Kirchberg within Zwickau district
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Kirchberg is located in Germany
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Kirchberg is located in Saxony
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Coordinates: 50°37′20″N 12°31′32″E / 50.62222°N 12.52556°E / 50.62222; 12.52556Coordinates: 50°37′20″N 12°31′32″E / 50.62222°N 12.52556°E / 50.62222; 12.52556
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictZwickau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Dorothee Obst[1]
Area
 • Total39.58 km2 (15.28 sq mi)
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,166
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08107
Dialling codes37602
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.kirchberg.de

Kirchberg is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the western end of the Ore Mountains, 11 km south of Zwickau.

Notable people

  • Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), musician and composer. The high school in Kirchberg is named after him.
  • Robert Seidel (1850-1933), politician, took part in the founding congress of the SPD. There is a street named after him in Kirchberg.

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.